Mount Herman Valley, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 1,641.

Males: 801	(48.9%)
Females: 840	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,161 (it was $33,367 in 2000)

Mount Herman Valley:	$41,161
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,368

Mount Herman Valley:	$19,368
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,638 (it was $53,100 in 2000)

Mount Herman Valley:	$81,638
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $126,699; Detached houses: $135,912; Townhouses or other attached units: $47,174; Mobile homes: $70,167

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Races in Mount Herman Valley:

White Non-Hispanic (58.5%)
Black (41.1%)
American Indian (41.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Herman Valley: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 518 feet

Land area: 111.3 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Mount Herman Valley

High school or higher: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Herman Valley CCD

Never married: 28.3%
Now married: 56.0%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 10.7%
Divorced: 5.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.3%
Alabama:	2.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mount Herman Valley:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Mount Herman Valley satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (28.9 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (65.1 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (510.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Greensboro, AL (2.8 miles ), Heiberger, AL (3.1 miles ), Sawyerville, AL (3.6 miles ), Stewart-Akron, AL (3.6 miles ), Newbern, AL (3.7 miles ), Akron, AL (3.8 miles ), River Bend, AL (3.8 miles ), Marion, AL (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 32.79 N, Longitude: 87.51 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 334

Mount Herman Valley household income distribution

Mount Herman Valley home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Food (8%)
Paper (7%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (14%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Food (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Financial managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Mount Herman Valley-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 121% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/23/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.8 miles away from the Mount Herman Valley place center killed one person and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 12/16/2000, a category 4 tornado 21.1 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 144 people and caused $13 million in damages.

Mount Herman Valley-area historical earthquake activity is above Alabama state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.2 miles away from Mount Herman Valley center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 67.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from Mount Herman Valley center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.7 miles away from Mount Herman Valley center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Herman Valley:

HALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GREENSBORO, AL)
BIBB MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL)
GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOM (about 27 miles; EUTAW, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Herman Valley:

SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 37 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 44 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 63 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)

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Churches in Mount Herman Valley include: Wallis Chapel (A), Union Grove Church (B), Macedonia Church (C), Spring Hill Church (D), Saint Thomas Church (E), Saint Marks Church (F), Saint John Church (G), Rhodes Chapel (H), Rameys Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ramey Chapel Cemetery (1), Redick Cemetery (2), Rhodes Chapel Cemetery (3), Whitsitt-Perry Cemetery (4), Liberty Cemetery (5), Old Shiloh Cemetery (6), Morning Star Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Joe Glover Lake (A), Thomas Lake (B), J B Thomas Lake (C), J L Morrison Lake Number Two (D), Lenson Montz Ponds (E), Lenson Montgomery Lake Number 2 (F), Murphy Averette Lake (G), Lenson Montgomery Lake Number 1 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sparks Creek (A), Polecat Creek (B), Brush Creek (C), Bills Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	69.5%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	18.6%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	6.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Herman Valley, AL

Mount Herman Valley compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Hale County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%) Electricity (34%) Wood (9%) Utility gas (6%)

Religion statistics for Mount Herman Valley

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of the Nazarene	Presbyterian Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	63.4%	22.4%	3.1%	2.4%	2.0%
Congregations	36.4%	29.5%	4.5%	6.8%	2.3%

Name	USA National Primitive Baptist Convention	Episcopal Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.7%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	1.0%
Congregations	4.5%	2.3%	4.5%	2.3%	6.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,786 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Tuscaloosa County, AL	2.67% ($37,938 average AGI)
from Marengo County, AL	0.49% ($32,148)
from Perry County, AL	0.44% ($24,792)

6.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,787 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Tuscaloosa County, AL	3.42% ($26,899 average AGI)
to Marengo County, AL	0.33% ($37,056)
to Perry County, AL	0.25% ($20,500)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Herman Valley:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Herman Valley:

WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)
WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQZZ (104.3 FM; EUTAW, AL; Owner: JIM LAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WUAL-FM (91.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
WNPT-FM (102.9 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: BECKHAM PALMER III AS RECEIVER)
WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZNJ (106.5 FM; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVFG (107.5 FM; UNIONTOWN, AL; Owner: CHARLES E. JONES, JR.)
W247AN (97.3 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Herman Valley:

WDVZ-CA (Channel 3; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
WJMY-CA (Channel 28; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIIQ (Channel 41; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WVUA-CA (Channel 7; TUSCALOOSA/NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)

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